COMMENT: The gender debate over Leo Varadkar’s cabinet is completely pointless
‘Who they are’ is far less important than ‘what they do’.
9 years ago
OPINION: Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone, but we’ll still hunt down blasphemers like Stephen Fry
The religious affairs departments of various Irish media outlets are having a bumper year. “I read the news today; oh boy.” Another day, another reminder that the new and the modern Ireland of so many Fáilte Ireland promos and checkerboard hotel fronts remains solidly, squarely the plaything of the God-fearing. Stephen Fry’s comments on RTÉ Television’s […]
9 years ago
A Tory landslide is on the way, but what Theresa May is doing is the opposite of leadership
Having called an election as Britain prepares for the Brexit negotiations, Theresa May was outraged this week to discover that the EU might also have a view of the Brexit negotiations during the election campaign. Her speech outside Downing Street on Wednesday was the moment when May, having noted how preying on the anxieties of […]
9 years ago
“You can be Irish and Orange” – A Northern Ireland Protestant explains his thoughts on the 12th of July
Brian John Spencer puts a new perspective on a divisive day in the North
10 years ago